Week 10 – Video
How did you author (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
This week’s video was recorded using the rear camera of my Samsung s10e, and is of me winding film on, taking a photo, rewinding film, opening the rear of the camera and then closing it, demonstrating the miniaturization featured in my film camera. Similarly to the photo, I was unable to record this with the Instagram camera, so it was instead taken with my camera app sitting on the edge of my bedhead looking at a downward angle. This also meant that half the frame was a mess of books and wood, so the video was also cropped to make sure that all that was in frame was the red surface and the camera. I also had to ensure that my shadow didn’t affect the video too much, so trimming at the start and end to get my arms out of the video was used. I was unable to use any adjustments on the video apart from filters, and all the filters just made the overexposed or shiny parts of the camera look too bright, so the video has little changed in that regard.
How did you publish (the photo or video) you recorded for upload to Instagram?
No curation was required for this video, and all the same hashtags as the accompanying photo post were used. I’ve found that a pleasing format for this account is taking one device and looking at both the positive and negative aspects of its design, so this video looks at the positive while the photo looks more at the negative, making for a nice duality. This posting also had the mysterious “Canon” geotag.
How did you distribute (the photo or video) you published on Instagram to other social media services?
This photo was distributed the same way as the accompanying photo, being posted to Instagram then reposted across to Tumblr and Twitter. This video also got its own disappearing story advertising that it was a new post.